METEOR SHOWERS

Name

 

 

Quadrantids

 

Lyrids

 

Eta Aquarids

 

Delta Aquarids

 

Perseids

 

Draconids

 

Orionids

 

Taurids

 

Leonids

 

Geminids

 Parent Comet

 

 

(unknown)

 

Thatcher

 

Halley

 

(unknown)

 

Swift-Tuttle

 

Giacobini-Zinner

 

Halley

 

Encke

 

Tempel-Tuttle

 

3200 Phaethon

(asteroid)

 Duration

 

 

Jan 1 - Jan 5

 

Apr 16 - Apr 25

 

Apr 21 - May 12

 

Jul 21 - Aug 29

 

Jul 15 - Aug 25

 

Oct 6 - Oct 10

 

Oct 2 - Nov 7

 

Sep 15 - Dec 1

 

Nov 14-Nov 20

 

Dec 4 - Dec 16

 Peak 1

 

 

Jan 4

 

Apr 22

 

May 4

 

Jul 29

 

Aug 12

 

Oct 9

 

Oct 21

 

Nov 3

 

Nov 17

 

Dec 14

 Hourly Peak Rates 2

 

12 – 100

 

15 – 25

 

10 – 20

 

15 – 25

 

40 – 80

 

variable

 

15 – 30

 

5 – 10

 

10 – 15

 

50 - 80+

Comments

 

 

Short-lived peak; often missed

Oldest documented Shower

Better in southern Hemisphere

Most populous, but widely spread

Best known shower and one of strongest

Seen only     when comet nearby

Consistent; peak often lasts several days

Noted for      bright   "fireballs"

Major "storms" in 2001 and 2002??

Often                 best of             year

1- Peak date can vary by a day or so from year to year   2- Under dark rural skies; rates from urban locations are often far less

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